Parliamentary questions

Addiction Treatment Services

Thomas Gould

136. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that the map of drug and alcohol services shows a gap in provision in large areas of the State; and his plans to remedy this. [25824/24]

Hospital Facilities

Thomas Gould

137. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that the service transfer plan for the transfer of paediatric oncology services from MUH to CUH includes the potential use of adult beds, with no plan to replace these beds. [25825/24]

Public Transport

Thomas Gould

144. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the legislative or regulatory provisions governing taxi vehicles driving in bus lanes. [25175/24]

Taxi Regulations

Thomas Gould

145. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the legislative or regulatory provisions governing taxi vehicles driving in bus lanes. [25175/24]

Housing Schemes

Thomas Gould

372. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason equity share monetary values in affordable housing have been limited based on density. [24691/24]

Hospital Services

Thomas Gould

741. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the reason services are being removed from MUH if adult beds in CUH may be needed to meet need for these services; and whether consideration has been given to retaining paediatric beds in MUH pending full capacity capability in CUH. [24945/24]

Television Licence Fee

Thomas Gould

5. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide an update on the TV licence reforms. [24428/24]

Housing Schemes

Thomas Gould

76. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that there are only 27 cost-rental homes in the pipeline for Cork city in 2024. [24431/24]

Vacant Properties

Thomas Gould

108. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the voids return programme in Cork city. [24430/24]

Climate Change Policy

Thomas Gould

37. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is aware that community groups have been told they must pay for works granted under the Climate Action Fund and will only then be reimbursed through the fund. [24262/24]

Sports Funding

Thomas Gould

100. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the funding given to an organisation (details supplied) in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [24263/24]

School Accommodation

Thomas Gould

24. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education for an update on the review of the engineer’s report into a school (details supplied) in Ballincollig, Cork. [23836/24]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Thomas Gould

44. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education if the Government intends to expand the Covid learning and supports scheme. [23837/24]

Housing Schemes

Thomas Gould

271. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average all-in development costs for one-bed bungalows and low-rise apartment blocks delivered under the SHIP, Part V, CALF and CAS schemes in 2023, in tabular form. [23680/24]

Local Authorities

Thomas Gould

272. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason Cork County Council has been limited to only taking a €75,000 equity share in Rathealy Close, Fermoy. [23681/24]

Hospital Services

Thomas Gould

438. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the average cost of delivering an in-patient clinical setting bed. [23679/24]

Third Level Education

Thomas Gould

9. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware that PLC graduates looking to progress to a relevant third-level course are included in a lottery for limited places, regardless of grades or previous attempts to enter third level. [23338/24]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Thomas Gould

31. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware of delays in apprenticeship completion in Cork; and how he plans to resolve this. [23337/24]

Employment Rights

Thomas Gould

87. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he agrees with a Government proposal to delay the introduction of paid sick leave. [23340/24]

Sports Funding

Thomas Gould

94. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if a funding stream is available to support GAA coaching in schools for children with additional needs. [23266/24]